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Prostate Cancer RecurrentPhase 4FITNCT01512472

Firmagon (Degarelix) Intermittent Therapy

A Phase 4 study testing degarelix in people with Prostate Cancer Recurrent, run by Canadian Urology Research Consortium at 15 sites in Canada.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Men with localized prostate cancer requiring intermittent androgen deprivation therapy for biochemical recurrence following radical therapy will be asked to participate in a phase 4 safety and efficacy clinical trial comparing 10 months versus 4 months of degarelix (Firmagon®) therapy with the endpoint of prolonging… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 85 years, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer Recurrent
What is being tested?
degarelix
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
144 participants
Where
15 sitesCanada
Study dates
Jan 2012to Jan 2018
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 85 years
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate for which intermittent endocrine treatment therapy is indicated
  • PSA level meeting both of these criteria:
  • PSA level of ≥ 5 ng/mL.
  • For patients with recurrence after radiotherapy or cryotherapy: Patients should have a serum PSA (two measurements) to be >2 ng/mL higher than a previously confirmed PSA nadir.
  • screening serum testosterone level above the lower limit of normal range defined as >2.2 ng/mL.

Who cannot join

  • Has had previous or is currently under hormonal management of prostate cancer (surgical castration or other hormonal manipulation)
  • Has received therapy with the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride or dutasteride within 12 weeks and 25 weeks, respectively, prior to screening

Trial locations and contacts

15 sites in 1 country.

15 sites in 1 country

Canada15 sites
  • Recherches Clinique /Clinical Research

    Granby, Quebec, J2G 8Z9

  • Northeast Cancer Centre, Health Sciences North

    Greater Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 5J1

  • Centre of Clinical Research

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7

  • McMaster Institute of Urology

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6

  • Centre of Applied Urological Research / Kingston General Hospital

    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J7

  • London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Ontario, N6A 5W9

  • The Urology Specialists / Les Urologues Specialises

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1N8

  • MUHC Montreal General Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4

  • URLX Corporation

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 1A2

  • Ultra-Med Research

    Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9R 4S3

  • Centre de recherche du CHUQ-L'hotel-Dieu de Quebec

    Québec, Quebec, G1R 3S1

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5

  • University Health Network

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9

  • The Prostate Centre

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 3J5

  • Manitoba Prostate Centre

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9

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About this study

Official title: Randomized, Multicentre Efficacy and Safety Study Comparing 10 Mons vs 4 Mons Degarelix Therapy in Prolonging the Off Treatment Interval in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Receiving Intermittent ADT for Biochemical Recurrence Following Radical Local Therapy

Men with localized prostate cancer requiring intermittent androgen deprivation therapy for biochemical recurrence following radical therapy will be asked to participate in a phase 4 safety and efficacy clinical trial comparing 10 months versus 4 months of degarelix (Firmagon®) therapy with the endpoint of prolonging the off treatment interval.

Read the detailed description

This is an open-label, multi-centre, randomised trial with subjects receiving subcutaneous (s.c.) monthly injections of degarelix depot. All patients will be treated with a one-month starting dose of 240mg on Day 0. Subjects are then randomized to receive either nine or three maintenance doses of one month duration. The primary objective is to determine the effect of degarelix therapy on the length of the off treatment interval (defined as serum Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) increasing to 5 ng/ml) following completion of the androgen deprivation therapy. The trial will also assess the effect of degarelix therapy on PSA kinetics (specifically PSA doubling time), PSA nadir, and effect on quality of life as well as other measures. The efficacy and safety of these two treatments will also be reported.

Being tested
degarelix
Keywords
localized prostate cancer, degarelix, intermittent androgen deprivation therapy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • degarelixDrug

    Starting dose of 240 mg (40 mg/mL; injection volume 2 x 3 mL; s.c.) degarelix one-month depot will be administered sc on Day 0, followed by a maintenance dose of 80 mg (20 mg/mL; injection volume 1 x 4 mL; s.c.) sc degarelix one-month depot will be administered into the anterior abdominal wall on Month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 for the 10 month arm and month 1, 2 and 3 for the 4 month arm.

Study groups in NCT01512472
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
10 month degarelix therapyActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: degarelix
4 month degarelix therapy armActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: degarelix

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. serum PSA

    The study will compare the length of the off treatment interval (in months) of subjects in the 4 month arm vs those in the 10 month arm. The off treatment interval is defined as the time from PSA nadir following completion of hormone therapy in both arms until the time PSA reaches 5.0ng/ml

    Measured: approximately 15 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. serum PSA

    PSA nadir is described as the serum PSA value after the completion of either 4 months or 10 months of therapy.

    Measured: at 4 months (4 mon arm) or 10 montths (10 mon arm)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Jan 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2012
  3. Primary completionJan 2018
  4. Study completionJan 2018

Why it stopped: acrrual target was not being met

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
144 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01512472
Sponsor's protocol ID
CURC - FIT-0002
Acronym
FIT
Status last verified
Sep 2019
First submitted
10 Nov 2011
Last updated
23 Sep 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing degarelix in people with Prostate Cancer Recurrent, run by Canadian Urology Research Consortium at 15 sites in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Sep 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 15 sites in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: acrrual target was not being met). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

serum PSA (time frame: approximately 15 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Sep 2019.

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